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A Bibliography of Sources Pertaining to the Oboe Reed: Its Manufacture, Physical Aspects, and Ethereal Qualities
By Keri E. McCarthy Ithaca, New York
he following list is a compilation of sources concerning the creation of oboe reeds, which I created in an effort to increase my own understanding of reedmaking. I have included both written and visual materials. Although this bibliography is quite large, it is far from complete; I apologize for any oversights or errors. This list has helped me in my quest to create the perfect reed; it is my sincere hope that this list will provide a starting point for anyone with questions ranging from beginning techniques to the newest cane treatment processes.

Andraud, Albert. Practical and Progressive Oboe Method, Reedmaking, Melodious and Technical Studies. San Antonio, TX: Southern Music Co., 1976. Andrejewski, Egon. Die psychische Belastung des Musikers durch die Labilitt des Oboenrohrs. Oboe, Klarinette, Fagott 6/3 (1991): 109-21. Artley, Joe. How to Make Double Reeds. Old Greenwich, CT: Jack Spratt. Baines, Anthony. Woodwind Instruments and their History. New York: Norton, 1957. Barbirolli, Evelyn. The Oboists Companion.Vol. 3 London: Oxford Press, 1977. Barbirolli, Evelyn. Reed Lore Artificial and Treated Cane. To the Worlds Oboists 3/1 (1975): 5. Barret, Apollon Marie-Rose. A Complete Method for the Oboe: Compromising All the New Fingerings, New Tables of Shakes, Scales, Exercises, etc.: With an Explicit Method of Reedmaking. 2nd edition. London: J.R. Lafleur and Son, 1900. Bartlett, Loren W. Double Reed Techniques and Materials Notebook. Greeley, CO: U. of Northern Colorado, 19. Bartlett, Loren W. Reed Longevity. Double Reed 13/1 (1990): 53. Bate, Philip. The Oboe: An Outline of its History, Development and Construction. New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 1975. Bechler, Leo. Die Oboe und die ihr verwandten Instrumente. Walluf: Sandig, 1972. Belinski, Isai. The Complete Oboist. New York. Belinski, Isai. Professional Oboist Pre-Concert Exercises: With Analytical Suggestions for Reed Making. Oyster Bay, NY: M. Baron, 1962. Bennett, Bill. How to Make Oboe Reeds in 18 Easy Steps. Double Reed 17/1 (1994): 54 Berman, Melvin. The Art of Oboe Reed Making. Toronto: Canadian Scholars Press, 1988. Berman, Melvin, writer. The Oboe Reed. Produced and

directed by Bill Somerville. 21 min. Toronto: Univ. of Toronto Media Centre, 1973. 16mm motion picture. Bhosys, Waldemar. Characteristic Oboe Reed Scrapes. Woodwind World Magazine 6 (Oct. 1953): 4. Bhosys, Waldemar. Double Reed Troubles. Woodwind World Magazine 4 (Feb. 1952): 5. Bhosys, Waldemar. Double Reed Troubles, Part II. Woodwind World Magazine 4 (Mar. 1952): 9. Bhosys, Waldemar. The Gouge and Shape to Suit Each Scrape. Woodwind World Magazine 6 (Jan. 1954): 4. Bhosys, Waldemar. Oboe Reed Standardization From the Past: Reprints of Double Reed Articles from Woodwind Magazine, 1949-1951. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 21 (1993): 54. Blake, Cevedra Marc. The Baroque Oboe dAmore. Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1981. Blatt, Ruth- students of. Reed Making and Bent Staples. Double Reed 17/3 (1994): 47. Bonar, Nancy. Different Kinds of Reeds for Different Kinds of Oboists. Double Reed 6/3 (1983): 36. Bourns, David. Oboe Reed Poem. Double Reed 13/3 (1990): 10. Bourns, David. OBOEREEDBIB: An Annotated Bibliography of Oboe Reed Materials. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 16 (1988): 93. Boyce, Norma June. Making and Adjusting the Oboe Reed. Utah State University, 1976. Brians Double Reed Page. Brian Moses homepage. [http://www.ms.uky.edu/~moses/doublereed/] Bridgman, Henry. How to Make an Oboe Reed. Beach Haven. NJ, 1987. Brody, James. The Oboe: A Brief Guide for the Uninitiated. Macomb, IL, 1985. Burgess, Geoffrey. A Profile of Mr. Ling, or, English Oboe Reeds Around 1800. FoMRHI Quarterly 47 (1987): 68-69. Burgess, Geoffrey and Peter Hedrick. Die ltesten englischen Oboenrohre? Eine Untersuchung von 19 doch erhaltenen Exemplaren. Tibia: Magazin fr Freunde alter und neuer Blsermusik 15/2 (1990): 81-106. Burgess, Geoffrey and Peter Hedrick. The Oldest English Oboe Reeds? An Examination of Nineteen Surviving Examples. Galpin Society Journal 42 (1989): 32-69. Busch, David L. A Technical Guide of an 1807, a 1916, and a 1968 Oboe and Related Reedmaking and Performance Problems. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms, 1976. Byrne, Michael. Reed Makers. Galpin Society Journal 37 (1984): 99-101.

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Cantwell, Jean. Illustrated Guide to Reed Scraping Based on Florian Mueller and Earl Clemens Work on Reeds. Woodwind World-Brass and Percussion 24 (Mar. 1985): 10. Cantwell, Jean. Minimum Tools for Reedmaking. Woodwind World-Brass and Percussion 23 (Oct. 1984): 6. Cantwell, Jean. Scraping a Blank. Woodwind WorldBrass and Percussion 24(Feb. 1985): 6. Cantwell, Jean. Tying Oboe Reeds. Woodwind WorldBrass and Percussion 24(Jan. 1985): 15. Cantwell, Jean. Trimming Objects. Woodwind WorldBrass and Percussion 23(Nov. 1984): 10. Caplan, Stephen. Something to Crow About. Double Reed 6/3 (1983): 36. Caswell, Daryl. Reed Knives. Double Reed 10/2 (1987): 50. Conrey, George. The Paris Conservatory: The Reed Laureates (1984-1988) - An Update. Double Reed 12/2 (1989): 17. Cron, Diane V. A Bibliography of More Than You Would Ever Want to Know About Reeds. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 24 (1996): 111. DeLerma, Dominique-Rene. Request for a Scholarly Study of Reedmaking. Woodwind World 7 (Sept. 1967): 4. Doublereed-L: The Listserv for Double Reeders. (Washburn University) [http://www.wuacc.edu/cas/music/doublereed-l/] Douglas, Ernie. Random Thoughts While Making Oboe Reeds. Double Reed 8/1 (1985): 23. Duste, Eleanor. The American Style Oboe Reed. Double Reed 7/3 (1984): 9. Edlefsen, Blaine. Making the American Scrape Oboe Reed. 27min. University of Illinois: Visual Aids Service. 16mm motion picture. Falloon, Ian. New Zealand Double Reeds. Double Reed 1(1978): 7. Filas, Thomas J. Whats Your Batting Average? Woodwind World Magazine 4 (Oct. 1951): 4. Fox, Ron L. The BFC Cane Treatment or Prolonging and Enhancing the Playing Qualities of Reeds. Double Reed 10/1 (1987): 18. Gassman, Bert. The Oboist and the Reed. Woodwind World 2 (Sept. 1958): 9. Girard, Alain. Das Schilfrohr singt: Eine Anleitung zur Herstellung von Oboenrohren. Basel: Musik Akademie der Stadt, 1983. Gomberg, Harold. On Oboe Cane. Woodwind World 2 (Feb. 1958): 9. Gonter, Deborah. A Survey of Oboe Reed Preferences in Indiana High Schools. M.A. Thesis: Ball State University, 1978. Goossens, Leon and Edwin Roxburgh. Oboe. New York: Schirmer Books, 1977. Grabb, Henry H. Pedagogical Approaches to Oboe Reed Making. Mus. D. Thesis: Florida State University, 1991. Green, Kirk R. The Effect of Variations in Oboe Reed

Shapes on Oboe Tone and Technique. M.M. Thesis: Bowling Green State University, 1989. Hanchet, John F. Adjustment and Control of Double Reeds or Direct Blown Early Instruments. Early Music, United Kingdom VIII/3 (1980): 361-67. Hardy, Guy M. American Hautboistes Reed Again in the VAR. Double Reed 17/1 (1994): 59. Hawthorne, Jr., Robert M. The Amateur Oboist - Reed Practice. Double Reed 14/2 (1991): 31. Haynes, Bruce. Baroque Oboe Reed-Making. Double Reed 1/1 (1979): 28. Heard, J.M. The Oboe Reed Versus the Weather. Woodwind World-Brass and Percussion 16 (1977): 14. Hedrick, Elizabeth, and Peter Hedrick. Oboe Reed Making: A Modern Method. Ithaca, NY: Swift-Dorr Publishing, 1978. Hedrick, Peter. Henri Brod on the Making of Oboe Reeds. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 6 (1978): 7. Also Double Reed 19/3 (1996): 105. Hedrick, Peter. Notes on Cane Growing from the South of France. Woodwind World 13 (Feb. 1974): 7-12. Hedrick, Peter. Oboe Reed Making. Oneonta, NY: Swift Dorr, 1972. Hedrick, Peter. Reed Questions Answered. Double Reed 1/1 (1979): 28. Heinrich, Jean-Marie. Arundo donax, das Holz, mit dem wir leben mussen! Kleiner Traktat uber Zusammenhnge zwischen Holzstruktur und Spieleigenschaften der Mundstcke von Oboe, Klarinette und Fagott. Tibia:Magazin fr Freunde alter und neuer Blsermusik 16/4 (1991): 610-21. Henderson, Richard. Measuring Oboe Reeds. To the Worlds Oboists 1/1 (1972): 6. Hentschel, Kar. Das Oboenrohr: eine Bauanleitung. Celle: Moeck, 1986. Hewitt, Steven. Thoughts Engendered by the Arrival of The Reed Makers Manual - A Review. Double Reed 14/2 (1991): 68. How to Make and Adjust Oboe and English Horn Reeds. 26 min. Urbana, IL: University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Instructional Television Division, 1986. Hussey, George A. Making the Long Lay Oboe Reed. Woodwind Anthology: A Compendium of Articles From The Instrumentalist on the Woodwind Instruments. Evanston, IL: Instrumentalist, 1972: 179 182. International Double Reed Society Homepage. Yoshiyuki Ishikawa, Editor. [http://idrs.colorado.edu/] Jackson, Marjorie. The Evolution of the Oboe and of its Use in the Symphony Orchestra, With a Section on Reedmaking. Berkeley, CA: Thesis, University of California, 1939. Jaeger, D. Round Two: The Reed Battle. The School Musician 40(Dec. 1968): 22. Jones, Wendal. Oboe Reedmaking and Adjusting. 28 min. Spokane, WA: Sound Recording Company Productions, videocassette, 1994.

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Joppig, Gunther. Die Entwicklung der DoppelrohrblattInstrumente von 1850 bis heute und ihre Verwendung in Orchester- und Kammermusik. Diss.:U. Hamburg, 1977. Joppig, Gunther. The Oboe and the Bassoon. Portland, OR: Amadeus Press, 1981. Kaplan, J. and M. Greiner. Coping with Commercial Oboe Reeds. Instrumentalist 38 (Mar. 1984): 78. Kottick, Edward L., and Kenton T. Meyer. Making Double Reeds for Renaissance Wind Instruments. Fellowship of Makers and Restorers of Historical Instruments Quarterly 16 (1979): 52-58. Lacy, Edwin. An Experiment in Treatment of Arundo Donax. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 16 (1988): 99. Lakin, James. A Treatment Process for Oboe Cane. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 3 (1975): 9. Larson, Glen. Oboe Reed Technique. Los Angeles, CA: Baxter-Northrup, 1983. Ledet, D.A. A Delineation of Oboe Reed Styles Related to the Properties of Timbre and Tone Production With its Technical Aspects and Pedagogical Implications. Diss.: University of Rochester, 1960. Ledet, D.A. Oboe Reed Styles- Theory and Practice. Bloomington, IN: Indiana U., 1981. Lehrer, Charles. A Report from Academia: Reeds for Solo Recitals. Double Reed 2/4 (1980): 8. Lehrfeld, Robert. Diet and the Oboe Reed. Double Reed 8/1 (1985): 39. Lehrmann, Paul R. Teachers Guide to the Oboe. Elkhart, IN: Selmer, 1965. Leonard Jr., Nels. A Scraping Procedure for Making Oboe Reeds. Woodwind World 7 (Dec. 1966): 5. Light, Jay. Common Criteria for Evaluating All Double Reeds or Cosi Fan Tutti (Reeds). To the Worlds Oboists 2/1 (1974): 4. Light, Jay. The Oboe Reed Book. Des Moines, 1983. Locker, B.K. et al. Polymer Impregnation for Stabilization and Protection of Oboe Reeds. Instrumentalist 35 (Feb. 1981): 3. Luckey, R.. Pros and Cons of the Oboe Mouthpiece. School Musician 15 (Nov. 1986): 15. Mack, John. Effective Guidance for the Young Oboist. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 2 (1974): 25. Malewski, Frank William. Double Reed Techniques. M.A. Thesis: University of Iowa, 1951. Mayer, Robert and Traugott Rohrer. Oboe Reeds: How to Make and Adjust Them. Evanston, IL: Instrumentalist, 1980. Mayer, Robert. Making our Own Reeds for Oboe. Woodwind Anthology: A Compendium of Articles From The Instrumentalist on the Woodwind Instruments. Evanston, IL. 1980: 161-62. Mayer, Robert. Reed Problems in Teaching Oboe.

Woodwind Anthology: A Compendium of Articles From The Instrumentalist on the Woodwind Instruments. Evanston, IL. 1980: 171-72. McGann, D. The Effect of Saliva on Reeds. Instrumentalist 30 (May 1976): 43-46. Mayer, Robert and Traugott Rohner. Oboe Reeds: How to Make and Adjust Them. Evanston, IL: The Instrumentalist Co., 1963. Mitchell, Stuart. The Single Bevel Reed Knife. Double Reed 9/1 (1986): 32. Neaderhiser, George R. Guide for Reed Construction, Oboe. Topeka, KA: Division of Instructional Services, 1969. The Oboe Guide. [http://weber.u.washington.edu/~sfpse/oboe/]. Oboe Reed Chat Line. [http://wuarchive.wustl.edu/doc/misc/org/doublereeds/oboe/reeds.m sg]. Orcutt, Ronald H. and William A. Roscoe. Reed StorageA Simple Solution. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 3 (1975): 31. Palmer, Frederic R. Reconstructing an 18th-Century Oboe Reed. Galpin Society Journal, United Kingdom XXXV (1982): 100-11. Paulu, Catherine. Lets Play Oboe. South Whitley, IN: Fox Products Corp., 1986. Perdue Jr., Robert E. Arundo Donax- Source of Musical Reeds and Industrial Cellulose. Economic Botany 2 (1958): 368-404. Pongracz, P. Carving Oboe Reeds in Hungary. Woodwind World-Brass and Percussion 19 (1980): 22. Post, Nora. The 17th Century Oboe Reed. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 13 (1985): 57. Post, Nora. The Development of Contemporary Oboe Technique. New York: New York University Press, 1979. Probasco, Robert, and Nicolas Todd. The Perfect Reed. Double Reed 1/2 (1978): 28. Probasco, Robert C. The Dial Indicator. To the Worlds Oboists 3/1 (1975): 6. Probasco, Robert C. Selecting, Soaking and Adjusting Oboe Reeds. Instrumentalist 31( Feb. 1977): 60. Probasco, Robert C. The Suitable Reed. To the Worlds Oboists 5/1 (1977): 38. Prodan, James C. The Effect of the Intonation of the Crow of the Reed on the Tone Quality of the Oboe. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 5 (1977): 38. Rath, Richard. Oboe Reeds, Styles and Shapes. Woodwind World-Brass and Percussion 23 ( Jan. 1984): 11. Reid, John W. Cane Selectivity from the Field to the Gouger. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 11 (1983): 17. Rosenberg, Michael. Knife Sharpening or Bearing the Burr-don. Double Reed 2/3 (1980): 6. Rothwell, Evelyn. Oboe Technique. London, New York: Oxford University Press, 1962.

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Rothwell, Evelyn. The Roving Oboist. Woodwind World Magazine 5 (Sept. 1952): 12. Russell, Myron. Oboe Reed Making and Problems of the Oboe Player. Cedar Falls, IA: Hulst Printing Co., 1940. Russell, Myron. Single or Double Reeds for Oboe. Woodwind Anthology: A Compendium of Articles From the Instrumentalist on the Woodwind Instruments. Evanston, IL. 1980: 170-71. Rynott, Sally Rae. A Comparative Study of Professional and Manufactured Reed Styles With Guidelines for Adjustment for Manufactured Reeds. M.S. Thesis: Western Illinois University, 1968. Sampson, Eric. Statistics and the Oboe: Beautiful Music Together. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 24 (1996): 95. Scarnati, Rebecca Kemper. Oboe Reed Notes from Seven Thousand Feet. Double Reed 18/1 (1995): 75. Schellenberg, Stephen J. Air Pressure and Rate of Flow for Double Reeds. Double Reed 5 (1982): 5-7. Schmidt, Karen F. Good Vibrations: MusiciansScientists Probe the Woodwind Reed. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 20 (1992): 31. Schultz, Stephen. Gonzalo Xavier Ruiz- Jack of all Reeds. Double Reed 19/2 (1996): 31. Shanis, Julien. The Cane Fields of California. Woodwind World 2 (Oct. 1958): 3. Segerman, Ephraim. On the Difference Between Early and Modern Baroque Reeds. FoMRHI Quarterly 74 (1994): 37-38. Shaffer, David. Learning to Make Oboe Reeds. Mentone, CA: Mill Creek Pub., 1989. Sirker, Udo. Methoden der Klangfarbenforschung, dargestellt an quasistationaren Klangen von Doppelrohrblattinstrumenten. Fellerer Festschrift, 561-76. Smith, David Hogan. Reed Design for Early Woodwinds. Publications of the Early Music Institute. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 1992. Snitkin, Harvey R. The Effects of Oboe Reed Type and Player on the Listeners Ability to Discriminate Differences in Oboe Tone Quality. Ph.D. diss., University of Connecticut, 1975. Snow, Lora Lynn. Extending Your Reed Life. Double Reed 7/1 (1984): 12. Snow, Lora Lynn. Extending Your Reed Life, Part II. Double Reed 8/2 (1985): 46. Sperry, Jennifer. Oboe Gougers. Double Reed 12/2 (1989): 30. Sprenkle, Robert and David Ledet. The Art of Oboe Playing. Evanston, IL: Summy-Birchard, 1961. Stanton, Robert E. The Oboe Players Encyclopedia: Solo Listings, Record Listings, Double-Reed Supply Listing, Oboe/English Horn Repairmen, Tool Makers and Suppliers. Oneonta, NY: Swift-Dorr Publications, 1974. Steins, Karl. Rohrbau Fr Oboen. Berlin: Bote un Bach, 1964. Storch, Ben. Exploding the Oboe Myth. Woodwind Magazine 3 (Sept. 1950): 10.

Strohm, J.E. The Oboe and its Reeds and How to Master It. Strohm, 1922. Taylor, Kenneth L. The Baroque Oboe Reed One Approach. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 2 (1974): 38. Trentacosti, Michael. An Early Approach for Detecting a Good or Bad Piece of Cane. Double Reed 1/1 (1978): 31. Timm, Everett L. The Woodwinds: Performance and Instructional Techniques. Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1964. Tustin, Whitney. An Oboe Reed a Day. Woodwind World Magazine 7 (Mar. 1951): 6. Vas Dias, Harry A. Making Reeds for the Baroque Oboe. Journal of the International Double Reed Society 9 (1981): 48. Veazey, Charles. The Oboe Reed Video: A Step-by-Step Guide with Charles Veazey. Dallas, TX: Claude F. Reynolds, videocassette. Vernier, Vernon G. and Lloyd C. Shorter. Oboe Reed Survey. Double Reed 13/3 (1990): 27. Veselack, Marilyn S. Arundo Donax: The Source of Natural Woodwind Reeds. Double Reed 2/1 (1979): 25. Voigt, Wolfgang, and Thomas Hetner. Zum Eingluss unterschieklicher Rohrblatter auf Klangfarbe und Stimmung der Oboe. Elvers Festschrift: 19-33. Waln, George E. How to Raise Cane. Instrumentalist 15 (1961): 56. Weait, Christopher. Reed Cane: The Facts and the Legends. North Hollywood, CA: Rico Corp., 1967. Weber, David B., Ferald B. Capps, and Vendla K. Weber. The Reed Makers Manual: Step-by-Step Instructions for Making Oboe and English Horn Reeds. Phoenix, AZ: Authors, 1990. Weber, David B., and Ferald Capps. The Reed Makers Video. Phoenix, AZ: D. Weber and F. Capps, videocassette, 1990. Weerts, Richard. Handbook for Woodwinds. Kirksville, MO: Simpson Printing and Publishing Co., 1966. Wehner, Walter L. The Effects of Four Profiles of Oboe Reeds on Intonation. Journal of Research in Music Education, USA XVIII/3 (1970): 242-47. Westphal, Frederick W. Guide to Teaching Woodwinds, 4th ed. Dubuque, IA: Wm. Brown Publ., 1974. Whittow, Marion. The Oboe: A Reed Blown in the Wind. London: Puffit, 1991. Yu, Liangong. Making Oboe Reeds in China. Double Reed 11/3 (1988): 31. Zohn, Harvey. The History and Development of the Oboe with Specific Emphasis on the Art of Making Oboe Reeds. M.S. Thesis: University of Illinois, 1946.

About the Author Keri E. McCarthy is pursuing her Masters degree in music performance at Ithaca College, in Ithaca, NY.